Facilities Project Lead, North America

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of tenant improvements, spanning two distinct asset classes: creative corporate workplace and high finish retail
• Plan, organize, and coordinate the full range of construction project duties, including detailed schedules, milestones, critical path dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies
• Direct external Third-Party Project Management firms, general contractors, and design consultants, establish rigorous KPIs, and hold vendors accountable to milestones
• Drive the design, permitting, and construction processes through to successful closeout
• Manage a regional portfolio of concurrent projects at various stages - triaging priorities, reallocating resources, and reporting on the portfolio's health at a program level, not just individual project delivery
• Maintain and deliver standardised Project Status Reports (PSRs), ensuring data consistency for portfolio-level extraction and dashboard reporting
• Own the full financial lifecycle of a regional portfolio, including budget development, multi-tier contingency management (design, construction, owner), monitoring, and providing analysis of the impact to financial objectives
• Deliver predictive cash flow analytics for projects ranging from $500,000 to $100M+
• Enforce strict change-order control protocols, auditing field variations to defend the budget against unnecessary scope creep or design drift
• Support Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) assessments for lease-end reinstatement obligations, coordinating MEP surveys, consolidating cost estimates, and ensuring reinstatement provisions are accurately captured for finance reporting
• Review, communicate, and enforce contractual documents for designers and construction professionals
• Oversee and authorize the procurement of design, construction, and consulting services
• Negotiate entitlement issues with city jurisdictions
• Partner with Legal and Real Estate Transaction teams to review, author, and influence Workletters, Letters of Intent (LOIs), Leases and master service agreements
• Lead due diligence and technical feasibility evaluations for prospective building acquisitions or leases, identifying potential structural, electrical, or municipal bottlenecks before deal closure
• Manage the regional third-party vendor responsible for Program Management Office as an integrated delivery model - leading working groups, driving process alignment between Meta and partner teams, conducting structured performance feedback (WWW/WWLW reviews), and maintaining regular partnership cadence meetings beyond project-level check-ins
• Champion and adopt AI tools for project controls, reporting automation, scenario modelling, and workflow optimization in alignment with Meta's AI-native operating model. Drive AI adoption across the regional project team and external partners
• Drive seamless execution with cross-functional stakeholders, aligning real estate assets with Enterprise Engineering (IT), Global Security, Facilities Operations, and Corporate Finance
• Synthesize field-level construction data into polished, macro-level status reports and executive dashboards for VPs and leadership reviews
• Develop and implement internal process improvements and oversee onboarding/training for project team members
• Build consensus across across divergent teamsand present clear business arguments to executive leadership

Qualifications

• 8+ years of directly related corporate real estate and retail project management experience
• Proven experience as the primary financial owner for capital budgets ranging from $500,000 to $100 million+
• Deep knowledge of project controls, construction documentation/sequencing, value engineering, and advanced mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) coordination
• Solid understanding of building and occupancy laws and lease requirements
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, handle confidential information with discretion, build consensus across divergent teams, and influence strategic change at the executive level
• Experience managing integrated outsourced delivery partners (e.g., CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, and others) in a strategic partnership model - including joint governance, shared KPIs, and structured feedback mechanisms - not just transactional vendor oversight
• Willingness to travel to project sites throughout the East and Central US primarily, but as project demands other locations may be required, up to 50% at times
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or a quantitative business field
• Real estate project management experience within a high-growth technology company
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Proficiency in project management software and portfolio reporting tools
• Advanced degrees (Master of Architecture, MS in Real Estate Development, or MBA)
• Experience in design and construction of high end retail